Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

Some of Weber's most trenchant essays on sociology and economic issues. Many of these works have been translated expressly for this volume and include: &quot;The Concept of Social Action,&quot; &quot;Power, Authority, and Imperative Control,&quot; &quot;Bureaucreatic Authority,&quot; &quot;The Distribution of Power within the Political Community,&quot; &quot;The Chinese Literati,&quot; &quot;The Origins of Modern Capitalism,&quot; &quot;Judaism, Christianity, and the Socioeconomic Order,&quot; &quot;Definition of Sociology,&quot; &quot;Ideal-Type Constructs,&quot; &quot;Science as a Vocation,&quot; and other essays.

Synopsis:

Some of Weber's most trenchant essays on sociology and economic issues. Many of these works have been translated expressly for this volume and include: "The Concept of Social Action," "Power, Authority, and Imperative Control," "Bureaucreatic Authority," "The Distribution of Power within the Political Community," "The Chinese Literati," "The Origins of Modern Capitalism," "Judaism, Christianity, and the Socioeconomic Order," "Definition of Sociology," "Ideal-Type Constructs," "Science as a Vocation," and other essays.

"Synopsis"
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Some of Weber's most trenchant essays on sociology and economic issues. Many of these works have been translated expressly for this volume and include: "The Concept of Social Action," "Power, Authority, and Imperative Control," "Bureaucreatic Authority," "The Distribution of Power within the Political Community," "The Chinese Literati," "The Origins of Modern Capitalism," "Judaism, Christianity, and the Socioeconomic Order," "Definition of Sociology," "Ideal-Type Constructs," "Science as a Vocation," and other essays.

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